4 but the Lord will take her possessions awayand knock her wealth into the sea.She will be devoured with fire.
5 Ashkelon will look and be afraid.Gaza will writhe in agony,and also Ekron, because her hope has dried up.The king will perish from Gaza;Ashkelon won’t be inhabited.
6 An illegitimate child will dwell in Ashdod;I will eliminate the pride of the Philistines.
7 I will remove bloody food from his mouthand pieces of unclean food from between his teeth.He will be a survivor who belongs to our God.He will be like a chieftain in Judah;Ekron will be like a Jebusite.
8 I will encamp before my house as a guardagainst anyone departing or returning.A slave driver will no longer pass through against them,for I have seen you with my eyes.
9 Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion.Sing aloud, Daughter Jerusalem.Look, your king will come to you.He is righteous and victorious.He is humble and riding on an ass,on a colt, the offspring of a donkey.
10 He will cut off the chariot from Ephraimand the warhorse from Jerusalem.The bow used in battle will be cut off;he will speak peace to the nations.His rule will stretch from sea to sea,and from the river to the ends of the earth.